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The City of Pratt currently has a position open on the Pratt City Planning Commission.

The Pratt City Planning Commission is authorized to make, or cause to be made, adopted and maintained, a comprehensive plan for the City and it's extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The Commission shall also cause to be prepared, adopted and maintained, zoning and subdivision regulations on all land within the jurisdiction designated by the City Commission. 

If you would like to volunteer, please fill out the application below and email to lolashumway@cityofprattks.com or drop off at City Hall; 619 S. Main. We appreciate our volunteers!

Planning Commission Application

Read "The Point" Announcement Here

ORDINANCE NO. 2306

            AN ORDINANCE LEVYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN PROPERTY TO PAY THE COSTS OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS, AS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 2215; AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF SUCH SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.

            WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Pratt, Kansas (the "City") has heretofore authorized certain improvements (the "Improvements") pursuant to K.S.A. 12-6a26 et seq.(the "Act"); and

            WHEREAS, the governing body has heretofore conducted a public hearing in accordance with the Act and desires to levy assessments on certain property benefited by the construction of the Improvements, all pursuant to the Act.

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF PRATT, KANSAS:

            Section 1.  Levy of Assessments.  For the purpose of paying the costs of the following described Improvements:

Sandy Creek Addition – Infrastructure Projects

            Authorized by Ordinance No. 2215

            Construction and installation of water, wastewater, electric, street, drainage, and other necessary infrastructure projects

there are hereby levied and assessed the amounts (with such clerical or administrative amendments thereto as may be approved by the City Attorney) against the property described on Exhibit A attached hereto.

            Section 2.  Payment of Assessments.  The amounts so levied and assessed in Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be due and payable from and after the date of publication of this Ordinance.  Such amounts may be paid in whole or in part within fifteen (15) days from the date of this Ordinance.

            Section 3.  Notification.  The City Clerk shall notify the owners of the properties described in Exhibit A attached hereto insofar as known to said City Clerk, of the amounts of their respective assessments; and said notice shall further state that unless such assessments are paid within fifteen (15) days from the date of this Ordinance, the amount of such assessment will be collected in installments.

            Section 4.  Certification.  Any amount of special assessments not paid within the time prescribed in Section 2 hereof shall be certified by the City Clerk to the Clerk of Pratt County, Kansas, in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are certified and will be collected in twenty (20) annual installments, as prescribed by the Act.

            Section 5.  Effective Date.  This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval, and publication once in the official City publication.

            PASSED by the governing body of the City of Pratt, Kansas, on July 17, 2023, and signed by the Mayor.

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                                                                                    Zach Deeds. Mayor

ATTEST:

LuAnn Kramer, City Clerk

A water sample collected on 2/10/2026 showed a nitrate level of 12 mg/L. This is above the federal nitrate standard, or maximum contaminant level (MCL), of 10 mg/L. Nitrate in drinking water is a serious health concern for infants less than six months old.

What should I do?

What happened? What is being done?

Nitrate in drinking water can come from natural, industrial, or agricultural sources (including septic systems and run-off). Levels of nitrate in drinking water can vary throughout the year. We’ll let you know when the amount of nitrate is again below the limit. In the meantime, bottled water is being provided for vulnerable populations.

Well #9 was shut off in March of 2024. It is not being utilized for our drinking water. These notices will continue quarterly until we are able to move the water rights and remove the well from the system. 

For more information, please contact REGINA GOFF at 620-672-5571

Or By Mail: 619 S MAIN, PO BOX 807, PRATT, KS 67124.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by CITY OF PRATT.

Federal ID#: KS2015103.

Date distributed:  2/27/2026                                .

Printable Water Notice 2/27/2026